{"product_id":"picasso-the-artists-studio-9780300089417","title":"Picasso: The Artist's Studio","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor Picasso  the artists studio was the center of the world  the crossroads of all that was occurring in his life and in contemporary society. His paintings of the studio range across nearly every aspect of his art  from portraits of himself  his friends  lovers  and children  to commentaries on political events  evocations of great artists of the past  and allegories of creativity itself. This stunning book focuses on Picassos depictions of the artists studio in paintings  drawings  and prints throughout his career  showing how he found there his most profound expression of the creative process. Michael FitzGerald discusses Picassos devotion to the studio as a place where he learned his artistic skills  as a social and intellectual center where he negotiated with dealers  disputed with critics  and seduced lovers  as a site for exploration of the imagination and of essential themes of life  and as a place where he confronted the passing of life. The major part of the book analyzes numerous relevant paintings and drawings  showing how they relate to developments in Picassos art or life and to his oeuvre as a whole. William Robinson then focuses on the famed painting La Vie  a scene of an artist and model that is transformed into an allegory of sexual desire and social respectability.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648217767989,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300089414","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300089417.jpg?v=1781713086","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/picasso-the-artists-studio-9780300089417","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}